searches and replaces

A form of search and replace — A function in text editors and word processors where a string of characters is replaced by another.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of search and replace
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APA

searches and replaces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searches%20and%20replaces

MLA

“searches and replaces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searches%20and%20replaces. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “searches and replaces,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/searches%20and%20replaces.

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